Aerobic bioremediation of chlorobenzene source-zone soil in flow-through columns: Performance assessment using quantitative PCR

Biodegradation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 545-553

  Dominguez, Rosa F ^a   Da Silva, Marcio L B ^a   McGuire, Travis M ^b   Adamson, David ^b   Newell, Charles J ^b   Alvarez, Pedro J J ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Groundwater Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic; Biodegradation; Biomarkers; Chlorobenzene; Oxygenases; qPCR

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; SOIL SURVEYS;

CHLOROBENZENE; OXYGENASES;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

CHLOROBENZENE; PRIMER DNA;

AQUIFERS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKERS; CONTAMINATION; SOIL SURVEYS;

AQUIFER; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMARKER; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLOROBENZENE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEROBIOSIS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHLOROBENZENES; DNA PRIMERS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 44649148304     PISSN: 09239820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-007-9160-4     Document Type: Article

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